Let it snow!

Saturday, it snowed. The snow started before we woke up Saturday morning and it snowed all. day. long. It was lovely. Big, beautiful flakes creating an inviting (though chilly) blanket of white. I see that untouched perfect slab of white and I just want to run through it, mess it up, be the first to leave my tracks. I think we must have gotten a total of about 8 inches. This is the second big snowstorm this year for this area (we missed the first as we were already in the midwest to celebrate Christmas with the fam), and Jason and I were both thrilled to be here for a little winter. Last year, there was almost nothing, and I really kind of missed it. There is something about the snow that makes winter a lot more bareable. It changes the brown and gray and dull and dead to a sparkling wonderland. This is particularly applicable if you don't have the immediate need to drive anywhere.

We did get a chance to go outside and play in the snow with our little snowbunny, but we didn't stay out long. It was rather chilly, and she's already outgrown the boots that fit her at the beginning of the season and we never had snowpants (we don't get snow like this in Virginia, remember?) So we did the best we could with legwarmers and running shoes and multiple layers and had a fun time tromping around in the snow until it got too cold.

The dogs got in on the action too. Our dogs love the snow. They love to eat it, the love to tear around at top speed, and it makes our 8-year-old hound dog find the puppy inside.

Good times. Pictures coming soon.